Description
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML parsing functionality in the YAMLParser method in Interfaces.py in PyAnyAPI before 0.6.1. A YAML parser can execute arbitrary Python commands resulting in command execution because load is used where safe_load should have been used. An attacker can insert Python into loaded YAML to trigger this vulnerability.
Published: 2017-11-08
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 1.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-0101 An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML parsing functionality in the YAMLParser method in Interfaces.py in PyAnyAPI before 0.6.1. A YAML parser can execute arbitrary Python commands resulting in command execution because load is used where safe_load should have been used. An attacker can insert Python into loaded YAML to trigger this vulnerability.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vg8g-jpm9-jh8r Unsafe pyyaml load usage in PyAnyAPI
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Pyanyapi Project Pyanyapi
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:27:04.276Z

Reserved: 2017-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16616

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-11-08T03:29:00.247

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-16616

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